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MEET OUR BOARD

Mandy Engel-Cartie

MANDY ENGEL-CARTIE, CHAIR

Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Sioux City

Dr. Cyndi Hanson

DR. CYNDI HANSON,
VICE CHAIR

Dean Workforce Development, Northeast Community College

America Perez

AMERICA PEREZ,
TREASURER

Community Liaison
Tyson Foods

Olga Guevara

OLGA GUEVARA, SECRETARY

Executive Director
Unity in Action

Alejandra Flores

ALEJANDRA FLORES

Director of TRIO Student Support
WITCC

Officer Brian Van Berkum

OFFICER BRIAN VAN BERKUM

Police Officer
South Sioux City Police Department

Rev. Michael Keating

REV. MICHAEL KEATING

Associate Pastor
St. Michael’s Catholic Church

Amy Bloch

AMY BLOCH

Executive Director
Catholic Charities

Janice Hohenstein

JANICE HOHENSTEIN

Great West Casualty, Data Strategist

Norma Karnes

NORMA KARNES

Real Estate Agent
Keller Williams Siouxland

Michelle Parker

MICHELLE PARKER

Network Manager
Ho-Chunk Community Development

Dr. Rony Ortega

DR. RONY ORTEGA

Superintendent 

South Sioux City Schools

Saeed Bashatah
Leah Russell
Riley Farrington
Tito Parker

SAEED BASHATAH

Director/Co-Owner

Kulmis Daycare LLC

LEAH RUSSELL

Lived Experience Expert

Mother in South Sioux City, NE

RILEY FARINGTON

Lived Experience Expert

Mother in Sioux City, IA

TITO PARKER

Associate Dean of Students-Title IX

Coordinator/Judicial

Hearing Officer Student

Conduct

WITCC

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